England have struggled at times this tournament, yet seem to be headed in the right direction under Southgate. Their impressive star power could propel them all the way back to another final.
Bukayo Saka restores England’s lead with an exquisite curling strike from outside the penalty area, setting Kieran Trippier and Phil Foden back onto equal footing if they receive bookings for misconduct. Here’s a look at the England National Football Team vs Switzerland National Football Team Stats.
England
The England national football team represents England internationally in men’s football competition. It is overseen by the Football Association – England’s governing body for football – but falls under FIFA’s global jurisdiction. England competes in all three major European tournaments: FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and Nations League.
England first won their major victory when they captured the FIFA World Cup in 1966. Geoff Hurst’s dramatic hat-trick helped England beat West Germany 4-2 in the final match. Unfortunately, during subsequent tournaments they would fail to advance past quarter-finals – leading them to part ways with manager Alf Ramsey in 1974.
England qualified for UEFA Euro 2004 through qualification matches against Wales (involving Reto Ziegler’s red card), Montenegro, and Albania – enough to secure their participation despite subpar performances during group stage matches.
England were shocked to fall behind early to an own-goal by Xherdan Shaqiri which equalized an early Marcelo Zalayeta goal, before coming back into contention thanks to an own goal by Shaqiri himself in their match against Switzerland and drawing level through an own-goal by Marcelo Zalayeta before eventually losing 2-0 and being eliminated in round 16 this World Cup, their hopes of qualification gone forever and finishing with just one point from three matches and being knocked out after three matches; finishing with just one point from three matches, leaving just one point from their three matches and being knocked out – England had their worst result since being knocked out from World Cup 1958 and their defeat at major knockout competition since their knockout from World Cup 1958!
Switzerland
Since 1934, Switzerland’s national football team is administered by the Swiss Football Association and has participated in multiple major international tournaments such as 1924 Olympic Games where they took home silver, and 1938 World Cup reaching quarter-finals before getting knocked out by Czechoslovakia; nevertheless, they continued performing strongly both during that tournament and beyond it.
The Swiss qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 after finishing first in their group and were then placed into Group A alongside France, Albania and Romania. They defeated Albania and Romania while drawing 1-1 with France before losing on penalties due to Granit Xhaka missing his penalty kick against Poland in their final matchup.
At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland secured a top-four finish in their group with three victories and one draw. Their opening match against France ended 1-1 while they rebounded from going behind against South Korea to beat them 2-1 and end a 559-minute scoring drought by coming from behind for victory.
Switzerland boasts an incredibly versatile squad capable of adapting to different playing styles and competing at the highest level, but few expect this team to go far at the 2024 World Cup. Seven of Yakin’s 26-man squad were born in German-speaking Switzerland while others such as Xherdan Shaqiri, Yann Sommer, Yvon Mvogo Vincent Sierro Michel Aebischer Denis Zakaria Breel Embolo Dan Ndoye Zeki Amdouni all spent considerable time playing for clubs based in Germany or German-speaking Switzerland.
Goals
England have struggled in the final third of the pitch during this tournament and that proved true against Switzerland. While they held 60% possession in the first half, they failed to put any significant shots on goal against Yans Sommer in Switzerland’s goal.
Swiss players quickly started to assert their dominance, coming close with two chances immediately following the break when Breel Embolo turned in Dan Ndoye’s low cross for Breel Embolo to convert. England immediately responded, with Cole Palmer, Luke Shaw and Eberechi Eze coming on to create threats; but ultimately Bukayo Saka equalised with his first shot on target to bring England level again.
Once extra time had concluded, with both teams tied at 1-1, the match proceeded to a penalty shootout where England were victorious due to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late goal – meaning Gareth Southgate’s side will advance to their third major competition semi-final appearance.
England are victorious in the opening shootout of Euro 2024 tournament! Alexander-Arnold scored the winning penalty to lead England into the semi-finals and set a new record in European knockout competitions – previously held by Portugal during 2002 World Cup semi final loss, taking four matches after two defeats to reach last eight stage of competitions after losing both opening two matches to reach last 8. They now won consecutive shootouts against Germany as well as two against France back in 1996 quarter-finals (winning 5-3). They will face Croatia next round!
Cards
England have not had an impressive tournament thus far and are lucky to even still be competing. Gareth Southgate’s side endured a nervous encounter against Slovakia before coming up short against Denmark during group stages play – yet will go into this quarter-final with confidence that they can still make an impactful statement at Euro 2016.
But England have so far delivered an uninspiring and dispiriting display in Germany, and must improve significantly if they want to escape this pool. Goals have been shipped in too often while their team appears tired during both of their initial matches.
England have had two early opportunities – Harry Kane headed wide while Kobbie Mainoo saw her powerful shot blocked – that have demonstrated the need for greater urgency in their game, yet they continue to fail at finding an opening against Switzerland or any other teams competing in the knockout stage of this tournament.
First half ended scoreless and it appears likely that this match will be decided on penalties, barring an unexpected feat from one side in extra time. Should there be a penalty shootout, its winner will play either Netherlands or Turkey depending on who won Berlin first leg; therefore both teams will strive to avoid defeat in capital; among the key battles in midfield will be between Declan Rice and Granit Xhaka who is expected to recover from adductor injury and set for selection despite listed as doubt for this game.
Scoring Chances
England and Switzerland have a rich footballing tradition, each team enjoying successes and losses against each other. Since 2004, five competitive matches have taken place, with England winning four times while Switzerland winning once; below we will take a look at scoring chances scored by both sides in these contests.
Jude Bellingham’s late overhead kick and Harry Kane’s late extra time goal saw England advance to the semi-finals in Dusseldorf, though progress is far from assured. Gareth Southgate has assembled an effective side, capable of competing for international championships for years to come.
The opening half was a close affair, with England managing to keep possession and create several chances early in the match. Luck ultimately determined who won, as Breel Embolo put Switzerland ahead before Luke Shaw equalised for England before halftime was called a draw at 1-1.
In the second half, both teams attempted to create more opportunities. Phil Foden and Charlie Hayden looked lively in midfield while Harry Kane and Xherdan Shaqiri each had chances to score.
Even without clear-cut chances, both teams remained fairly level throughout the second half for another nailbiting finish. England eventually emerged victorious from an exciting shootout and will face France in Sunday’s final match of Group Stage competition – giving them one last shot at going all the way in this tournament.
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